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Trump's Bragg "threat" could backfire

Legal experts say Trump could face a gag order, have his bail revoked — or even face additional charges

Salon

Trump rival DeSantis reveals what Americans think of 'annoying' Prince Harry and Meghan

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was asked for his opinion on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by Piers Morgan, who famously isn't their biggest fan

Daily Mirror

The COVID-19 Pandemic Permanently Damaged Property Rights

Officials used the crisis to impose policies they already supported but couldn't get through the normal legislative process, like bans on evictions.

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Trump darkly warns of ‘potential death and destruction’ if he is charged in Stormy Daniels hush money probe

If charged such violent rhetoric could be in violation of bond

The Independent UK

Far-right support for Trump protests looks disorganised on social media. Others think it’s a trap

Donald Trump’s prediction of his own arrest is evidence to far-right supporters and conspiracy theorists of the plot against him, but online efforts to defend him appear uninterested or unfocused, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Can Ron DeSantis stop Trump’s arrest?

Despite what Trump’s MAGA allies say, the Florida governor likely has little authority to stop the former president’s extradition from their mutual home state. Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg write

The Independent UK

No bump for Trump in New Hampshire as possible criminal charges loom

Longtime Donald Trump supporter Doug Lambert agrees with the former president that the potential criminal charges he faces in New York are being cooked up by his enemies on the left. But, Lambert worries about the "messiness" of a Trump presidential candidacy and is leaning towards voting for someone else.

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Paul Vallas: From playing with ‘imaginary friends’ to tackling ‘big, nearly impossible tasks’

A shy boy with a severe stutter in the Roseland neighborhood, Paul Vallas grew up to lead school districts in Chicago, Philadelphia, Louisiana, Haiti and Chile. He also ran a string of failed bids for elected office. “Paul gravitates toward big challenges,” said Ald. Brendan Reilly.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brandon Johnson: From church youth group leader to teacher on a path ‘to do better for others’

The middle child in a family of 10 children, Johnson grew up in a three-bedroom Elgin home with parents who were pastors and also foster parents. After his mother died, Johnson helped to carry the ministry forward. “This is really a faith walk,” he says of his run for mayor.

Chicago Sun-Times

South Carolina legislature considers amendment to appoint rather than elect state comptroller

Welcome to the Friday, March 24, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Trump’s chilling warning of what will happen after his indictment

The former president’s dark visions of a looming civil war colour his response to his indictment and depict the aftermath of an election if he loses, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Editorial: Possible Trump indictment sends GOP into a frenzy

The apparently imminent indictment of Donald Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has short-circuited a number of prominent Republican officials, causing them to crazily careen in different directions to try to undermine the prosecutor.

Tribune News Service

George Skelton: California's population is on the decline, and high-income earners have joined the exodus

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It turns out high-income people are also fleeing the state — a new twist in the California exit.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Bills intended to shame and scare transgender students are despicable

Republican lawmakers across the nation have introduced more than 400 bills to restrict the rights of LGBTQ people in the current legislative cycle, according to Human Rights Watch. One of them is Assembly Bill 1314, an odious proposal by California Assemblymembers Bill Essayli, R-Corona, and James Gallagher, R-Yuba City, to…

Los Angeles Times

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Francis Wilkinson: Arkansas loosened child labor laws. That’s a travesty

The Dickensian spirit that animates a vast swath of American conservatism has moved from aspirational to operational in recent years. Anti-abortion laws now force women to carry unviable fetuses and prolong, and publicly endure, the physical and emotional pain of their misfortune. Republican politicians deliberately target the small, often vulnerable,…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: They won’t ban Black history, but teachers will be afraid to teach it

There is only one elementary school classmate whose name I remember almost eight decades later.

Orlando Sentinel

Scott Maxwell: Can DeSantis go too far? Not for Florida. Maybe for America

With a book tour, looming presidential campaign and near-daily media events, Ron DeSantis normally craves attention the way ticks crave blood. But lately, he’s been getting so much of it, he’s about to pop.

The Independent UK

Has Trump been arrested? The former president’s moving indictment timeline

Trump said he expected to be arrested on Tuesday. Now he waits in Mar-a-Lago

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The Independent UK

Fingerprints but no mugshot or handcuffs: What is the process for indicting Donald Trump on criminal charges

A grand jury has voted to indict Mr Trump. Questions remain over how his arrest will be carried out

The Independent UK

Manhattan DA blasts House GOP for ‘unprecedented inquiry’ over Trump case

General counsel calls GOP demands for information ‘an unprecedent inquiry into a pending local prosecution’

The Guardian - US

Trump’s indictment over hush money to a porn star would be poetic justice

Unfortunately, actual justice may prove to be far more elusive

The Independent UK

GOP sets vote on 'parents rights' in clash over schools

House Republicans are pressing forward with a vote on a midterm campaign promise

Los Angeles Times

Signatures of hundreds of dead people were found in D.A. Gascon recall petition

LOS ANGELES — More than 300 signatures in a petition to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon last year belonged to dead people, according to the county’s Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office.

Ballotpedia

Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup

Texas is holding elections, including for municipal offices, on May 6, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for Madison Common Council District 3 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the April 4, 2023, general election for Madison Common Council District 3 — Matt Van Eperen (nonpartisan) and Derek Field (nonpartisan) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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